Black magic and voodoo have many believers among certain par…
Black magic and voodoo have many believers among certain parts of the world. There are many stories of a person dying after being the subject of a magical “curse.” Scientists find no evidence that such curses have any magical effect. Yet it is undeniable that some cursed people have sickened and died. Researchers studying such cases have found one especially significant element: The cursed people who grew ill knew they had been cursed and deeply believed in the power of the curse. Scientists have concluded that because of this belief, the curse’s victims were actually frightened to death. The terror of knowing that one has been cursed could actually trigger a fatal irregular heartbeat.
Read DetailsAs we penetrated deeper into the heart of the old city, the…
As we penetrated deeper into the heart of the old city, the narrow winding streets took on the character of a maze, composed of dirty crumbling walls and shuttered windows. The latticed balconies jutting out from the upper stories of the tall old houses cut off the sunlight, so that we walked through a dusty shade. (Elizabeth Peters, Lion in the Valley)
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